The book Jonas Salk : Conquering Polio tells about Jonas Salk’s life‚ childhood‚ education‚ and the time he spent working on a vaccine for Polio. I chose this book because I did not know much about this subject and I am also interested in history. From a very young age Jonas Salk was pushed by his parents to do the very best that he can do in school. Jonas listened to his parents and pushed him self hard in school. His hard work combined with his intelligence allowed Jonas Salk to skip multiple
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The loss of an arm or leg through amputation is not an easy experience to endure‚ and is even more difficult when the patient begins to feel uncomfortable sensations in their now missing limb. This feeling‚ referred to as "phantom pain" or "stump hallucination"‚ is a frustrating sensation to an amputee. For some amputees‚ these phantom sensations may be no more than painless distractions of pressure‚ warmth‚ and cold that do not interfere with their everyday lives. Some patients have even reported
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night. There are four major symptoms of someone with narcolepsy. These conditions are cataplexy‚ sleep paralysis‚ hypnagogic hallucinations‚ and automatic behavior. Cataplexy is described as an episodic condition where you lose control of muscle functions. This can be something simple as a weakness in the arms and legs to something more complex such as complete total body shutdown. Sleep paralysis occurs when a narcoleptic wakes up with the incapability of speaking and moving. This symptom of narcolepsy
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series of patients with gunshot injuries to parts of their frontal lobes. The location of the damage to each person’s brain is indicated in the drawing. Patient 1 has some paralysis of his right hip and thigh muscles. Patient 2 has paralyzed trunk muscles on his right side. Patient 3’s right arm is paralyzed. Patient 4 shows paralysis of the muscles on the right side of her face. A. What method is being used to study brain function? The method that is being used to study the brain’s function is called
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Polio Still Exists? About two months after you were born your parents took you to the pediatrician for your set of “two month shots” (Crosta). Your doctor handed them a list of vaccinations he was going to administer to you and they looked over it carefully. They were curious to see exactly what diseases might have infected you without the doctor’s care. On the lengthy list in their hands a few names of the vaccinations puzzle your parents‚ a small amount intrigue them‚ but only one vaccination
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The Action of Naturally Occurring Toxins and Medicines It is important to classify toxins and medicines (drugs) in order to understanding the mechanism and function of each one of them. By doing so‚ it is also possible to increase their values by altering their mechanism (e.g. converting toxins to drugs) to cure diseases and improve human health. Therefore in this review‚ the mode of action of several toxins and drugs as well as their effects on human body will be discussed. 1. Cobratoxin Cobratoxin
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TETANUS TOXOID USES: This medication is given to provide protection (immunity) against tetanus (lockjaw) in adults and children 7 years or older. Vaccination is the best way to protect against this life-threatening disease. Vaccines work by causing the body to produce its own protection (antibodies). Tetanus vaccine is usually first given to infants with 2 other vaccines for diphtheria and whooping cough (pertussis) in a series of 3 injections. This medication is usually used as a "booster" vaccine
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Clostridium Botulinum Microbiology 204 Professor G. Corwall June 25‚ 2014 Botulism is a rare neuromuscular disorder caused by toxins produced from Clostridium botulinum. Food borne botulism most commonly occurs when food has been improperly processed or stored. Witoonpanich (2008) stated that while mass contamination of commercial food products occasionally occurs‚ most cases of botulism can be directly linked to home canned products or in small batch "artisanal" foods.
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The Man with the Bionic Brain and Other Victories over Paralysis is a book published by Dr. Jon Mukand‚ rehabilitation medicine specialist and the medical director of the Southern New England Rehabilitation Center in July 1‚ 2012. This is a book about hope and keep looking forward‚ not giving up‚ not backwards. The author reveals how biomedicines help people with disabilities and give them hope for the future by introducing a story of an incredible journey by Matthew and other courageous survivors
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In this research paper‚ readers will be able to know about algal blooms or commonly known as red tide. This is a situation wherein algae reproduce easily because of the chemicals that flows through different bodies of water. Algal bloom is also connected in climate changes we encounter in this century. It’s either the algae reproduce easily by the climate or the algae are having hard times reproducing for the same reason. It can also be observed in aquariums. An experiment is given for the readers
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